Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures in England.

Access to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasing year on year since it was first commissioned by NHS England. In 2016, 3,250 implantations were undertaken which was an increase of 734 procedures on 2015; numbers for 2017 are awaiting validation.

TAVI is undertaken in 29 National Health Service hospitals in England, all of which are cardiac surgical centres.

NHS England commissions TAVI and has a published policy which is consistent with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance.